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Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget
Stamp duty is prohibiting first time buyers in the UK and should be altered in the Budget later this month, preferably to make sellers pay the tax rather than buyers, a new report suggests. According to the Yorkshire Building Society report the latest figures show that in 2016 just 26% of first time buyers bought […] The post Call for UK stamp duty to be changed in upcoming Budget appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Postcode research in London could save home buyers hundreds of thousands on price
Home buyers who can’t afford to live in London’s hottest property spots could potentially save hundreds of thousands of pounds by buying in an adjacent less sought after area, according to new research. A study from online estate agents HouseSimple looked at average property prices in 20 of the most sought after postcodes in London […] The post Postcode research in London could save home buyers hundreds of thousands on price appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →
Office property market in Scotland buoyant despite year of uncertainty
Despite a year of uncertainty, the Scottish office market remains buoyant, with 2.3 million square feet of lettings in 2016 across Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, 10% above the long term average. The research data from the Savills office market watch report also shows that total office investment in the three cities in 2016 reached £565 […] The post Office property market in Scotland buoyant despite year of uncertainty appeared first on PropertyWire . Continue reading →